Did you know that one of the greatest and most immediate needs for orphan children around the world is shoes? Many orphanages can only afford to give each child one pair of shoes to last the entire year, and some can't give shoes at all. Chinese Laundry has recently made a generous donation of 5,000 pairs of Little Laundry shoes to benefit Shoes for Orphan Souls (SOS).

SOS is a charity organization dedicated to providing new shoes and socks to the over 148 million orphans and vulnerable children worldwide. With this donation, Little Laundry shoes will be distributed internationally in the most needed sizes for children in elementary or middle school.